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View article: Urinary Tract Infection
Urinary Tract Infection Open
View article: Measurement of innate immune response biomarkers in peritoneal dialysis effluent using a rapid diagnostic point-of-care device as a diagnostic indicator of peritonitis
Measurement of innate immune response biomarkers in peritoneal dialysis effluent using a rapid diagnostic point-of-care device as a diagnostic indicator of peritonitis Open
View article: Aeromedical Transfer of Patients with Viral Hemorrhagic Fever
Aeromedical Transfer of Patients with Viral Hemorrhagic Fever Open
For >40 years, the British Royal Air Force has maintained an aeromedical evacuation facility, the Deployable Air Isolator Team (DAIT), to transport patients with possible or confirmed highly infectious diseases to the United Kingdom. Since…
View article: Febrile illness in healthcare workers caring for Ebola virus disease patients in a high-resource setting
Febrile illness in healthcare workers caring for Ebola virus disease patients in a high-resource setting Open
Ebola virus disease (EVD) patients treated in high-resource facilities are cared for by large numbers of healthcare staff. Monitoring these healthcare workers (HCWs) for any illness that may represent transmission of Ebola virus is importa…
View article: Diagnostics in Ebola Virus Disease in Resource-Rich and Resource-Limited Settings
Diagnostics in Ebola Virus Disease in Resource-Rich and Resource-Limited Settings Open
The Ebola virus disease (EVD) outbreak in West Africa was unprecedented in scale and location. Limited access to both diagnostic and supportive pathology assays in both resource-rich and resource-limited settings had a detrimental effect o…
View article: Late Ebola virus relapse causing meningoencephalitis: a case report
Late Ebola virus relapse causing meningoencephalitis: a case report Open
View article: Ebola virus disease: the UK critical care perspective
Ebola virus disease: the UK critical care perspective Open
View article: Thromboelastography in the Management of Coagulopathy Associated With Ebola Virus Disease
Thromboelastography in the Management of Coagulopathy Associated With Ebola Virus Disease Open
Here, we describe the first use of thromboelastography (TEG) in the management of 2 cases of Ebola virus disease. Early in their illness, both patients had evidence of a consumptive coagulopathy. As this resolved, TEG demonstrated that bot…
View article: Post-exposure prophylaxis against Ebola virus disease with experimental antiviral agents: a case-series of health-care workers
Post-exposure prophylaxis against Ebola virus disease with experimental antiviral agents: a case-series of health-care workers Open